Dakong Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Dakong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Dakong (1,724) may also be a first name.
Dakong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dakong occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,860,621st most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Dakong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Dakong are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 34 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 184,892nd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 1,724 people.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent are found, East Region, where 3 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Dakong exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakoeng | 92 | 62 | / |
| Dakhong | 92 | 8 | / |
| Datkong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dachkong | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dakang | 83 | 265 | / |
| Dacong | 83 | 107 | / |
| Dakung | 83 | 89 | / |
| Dokong | 83 | 88 | / |
| Dekong | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dachkhong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Degkong | 77 | 30 | / |
| Deekong | 77 | 15 | / |
| Daikang | 77 | 15 | / |
| Dakkang | 77 | 11 | / |
| Dakheng | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dhekong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Doukong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Daicong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dokoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dhakang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dagcong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doekong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dokkong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dokhong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakhaeng | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dakahang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dokkhong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dachkung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dokongue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doukoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doukuong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dougkong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dachcong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Docong | 67 | 168 | / |
| Dacung | 67 | 86 | / |
| Dekang | 67 | 69 | / |
| Dokang | 67 | 34 | / |
| Dacang | 67 | 22 | / |
| Decang | 67 | 14 | / |
| Docang | 67 | 12 | / |
| Decong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dakank | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daqang | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dakong
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